Duke researchers have shown that SARS-CoV-2 can infect kidney cells via multiple binding sites and use the cell’s machinery to replicate, causing injury and kidney disease. The discovery helps explain why acute kidney injury is one of the main complications observed in patients with severe COVID.

Four PhD students in the School of Medicine have received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for 2022.

Researchers have developed a novel mobile health (mHealth) tympanometer with a machine learning interface which they believe will have broad applicability and has the potential to improve diagnoses in community health settings, where access to a specialist can be limited.

Duke in DC and Duke Health Government Relations convened a group of Duke experts to brief federal policymakers on the importance of federal investment in research, the impacts from their work, and additional recommendations to bolster our nation’s public health, medical preparedness, and response systems

Shanti Narayanasamy is conducting a mixed-methods study that uses surveys and interviews to investigate how healthcare professionals think of race and use it in their practice.

The Duke Cancer Institute is excited to announce the establishment of the Duke Sarcoma Center, a center of excellence for sarcoma treatment and research.

As Duke celebrates its 50th anniversary of transforming cancer discovery and care, researchers and providers envision a future when all cancers are easily treatable; physicians can detect and stop cancer earlier and earlier; and everyone has the same opportunity to survive cancer.

Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD, MBBS, and Patty J. Lee, MD, have been elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP). They were inducted during the joint meeting of the AAP, the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), and the American Physician-Scientists Association (APSA) on April 8, 2022.

Duke University School of Medicine is proud to acknowledge the faculty members who were selected as recipients of this year’s School of Medicine faculty awards. These are just a few of the awards and recognitions afforded to our community members and we want to congratulate them on these well-deserved honors. Congratulations to the following 2022 Duke School of Medicine Award recipients!

Christopher C. Beyrer, MD, MPH, an internationally recognized epidemiologist who has worked on the front lines of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 treatment and research, will be the next director of the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI).